The Great Sphinx-Giza-EgyptAuthor: Marta Leonor VidalText: Nowadays are missing part of the “uraeus” (sacred cobra), the nose, the lower ear and the ritual beard, which is displayed in the British Museum.

Khan el Khalili-Cairo-EgyptAuthor: Marta Leonor VidalText: Islamic Cairo is one of the best areas to observe the daily life of the city: craftsmen, cafes, stalls, spices and parfums shops.

Mosque El Hakim-Cairo-EgyptAuthor: Marta Leonor VidalText: The mosque of El-Hakim(built 990-1013)is the second largest Fatimid mosque in Cairo. Its two corner minarets, different in shape and decoration, are the oldest surviving minarets in Cairo.

Colonnade-Sakkara-EgyptAuthor: Marta Leonor VidalText: The entrance leads to a colonnade with 40 columns. The long hypostyle hall leads to an open courtyard, which was used by the King, performing the rituals of the jubilee feast, called the Hep-Sed festival.

The Al Azhar Mosque-Cairo-EgyptAuthor: Marta Leonor VidalText: The first Fatimid monument in Egypt was both a meeting place for Shia students and through the centuries, it has remained a focal point of the famous university which has grown up around it.

Pyramid of Cheops-Giza-EgyptAuthor: Marta Leonor VidalText: It is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids of Giza and it was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years.It is believed it was built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian King Khufu (Cheops)over a 20 year period installing approximately 800 tonnes of stone every day that concluded around 2560 BC.

Step Pyramid of Djoser-Sakkara-EgyptAuthor: Marta Leonor VidalText: Sakkara, 30 kilometers of Cairo, is best known for the Step Pyramid, the oldest known of Egypt's 97 pyramids. It was built for King Djoser of the 3rd Dynasty by the architect and genius Imhotep.